Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is the symbol of modern Australia. It is one of the world’s busiest performing arts centres, the nation’s premier tourism destination and an architectural masterpiece of the 20th century.
A global beacon for creativity, it is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and its social value has been estimated by Deloitte at $11.4 billion. Its broad and diverse programming attracts audiences in person and online, with more than 16 million people attending performances and tours over the past decade. In its ambition to be Everyone’s House, the Sydney Opera House continues to evolve alongside the community it was built to serve.
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Getting there
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Walk | 6 mins from Circular Quay |
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Train | Circular Quay Station (weekdays) and Wynyard Station |
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Bus | Young St for Circular Quay |
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Ferry | Ferries run regularly to and from Circular Quay |
During Vivid Sydney, the Sydney Opera House’s iconic sails become one of the festival’s brightest canvasses, lighting up each night with a captivating signature work. The Lighting of the Sails is co-curated by the Sydney Opera House and Destination NSW and is one of their most significant free events.
Under the sails, Vivid LIVE is the annual centrepiece of the Sydney Opera House’s year-round contemporary music program and forms part of Vivid Sydney's Music program – a whole-of-House takeover and the only time of year the world-famous venue is completely reimagined by live contemporary music and art, celebrating cutting-edge and legendary artists that defy expectations and break new ground.
Curated for the tenth time by Sydney Opera House’s Head of Contemporary Music, Ben Marshall, Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House will feature international cult favourites, local trailblazers and influential culture-shapers in Australian exclusives, premieres, an epic orchestral collaboration, one-off projects, anniversaries and Studio Parties.
Music Events
Marlon Williams | Vivid LIVE
With a sound that traverses everything from bluegrass and country to folk, rock and synth-pop and traditional Māori rhythms, the multi-talented Aotearoa...
SAHXL | Vivid LIVE
Sydney’s own SAHXL is charting a course for superstardom. In no time at all, the 21-year-old Indo-Fijian Australian singer and songwriter has emerged...
Velvet Trip | Vivid LIVE
The musical brainchild of multi-talented Wiradjuri singer, songwriter and producer Zeppelin Hamilton, Gadigal-based psych-rockers Velvet Trip have been...
Studio Party by Mad Racket | Vivid LIVE
Harbour city tastemakers for more than 25 years and Vivid LIVE’s favourite selectors for over a decade, Sydney dance music collective Mad Racket –...
Station Model Violence | Vivid LIVE
Already generating buzz online after a handful of live shows and a single demo, Melbourne band Station Model Violence is the all-new musical project formed...
Sigur Rós with Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Vivid LIVE
Across 30 years, eight albums and more than 10 million records sold, Icelandic post-rock trio Sigur Rós have endured as one of the world’s most beloved...
Jessica Pratt | Vivid LIVE
With her bewitching voice and acoustic guitar, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt summons mystical music that seems to hover between a dream...
Ichiko Aoba | Vivid LIVE
Weaving a sonic dream from just her voice and nylon-string guitar, Japanese singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba has attracted a global cult following with her...
Miss Kaninna | Vivid LIVE
A fearless storyteller, gifted vocalist and explosive live performer, hip-hop and R&B artist Miss Kaninna has taken the music scene by storm in a short...
Pale Jay | Vivid LIVE
Who is the mystery man behind the ever-present red mask and trench coat? Singer, songwriter and producer Pale Jay might be shrouded in anonymity, but there’s...
Food Events
Dance of Dreams with Danielle Alvarez
Step into a world where food, art and dance merge, as celebrated chef Danielle Alvarez crafts an elegant dream-inspired tasting menu for this immersive...
Saltbush & Starlight Dining
Enter one of the Sydney Opera House’s most exclusive hidden spaces, transformed by captivating light projections for Vivid Sydney.This intimate communal...
